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Fritha

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Posted: September 22 2005 at 05:19

The Miracle wrote:

all these bands

+ Pink Floyd

The description found there fits them so well, after all! More elaborate than classic rock but less 'out there' than most "true" prog bands musically -and I do love them for what they are.

I was made to love magic

Bilek

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Posted: September 22 2005 at 05:59

Tagging all the albums!!!! How much time will you need for this!?!?!?

Coming back to the topic: I guess most of the quarrels result from the same reason: some albums are particularly more prog influenced than many mainstream works, a recent example is Queen... Even Deep Purple has become much controversial. I have some other names in mind: (not suggesting their inclusion in the archives, of course!)

Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath
Iron Buterfly
some Led Zeppelin
Journey (this band might have a place just for the sake of their first 3 albums anyway)
and what about Led Zep offshoot Page & Plant? I think No Quarter album is prog enough!

That's all, sorry! my time's up!

Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret:
Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)

Dick Heath View Drop Down

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Posted: September 22 2005 at 06:33

The Melody Maker in the late 70's had a centre page spread on the "new American rock", which included short pieces on (if my memory serves me well): Meatloaf, Kansas, Styx, Mahogany Rush and a few others. The MM quite prissily made the point that America was catching up with British prog rock, with such bands - implying American prog started to come into its own about 1976 or 7 (??????????????). Hence, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Touch and perhaps (American) Gypsy being forgotten. Any other old farts remember this piece and add to the list of bands reviewed?

Dick Heath View Drop Down

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Posted: September 22 2005 at 06:35

Prodigal wrote:

I'm thinking about Coldplay. Maybe in a couple of years they'll evolve into something more experimental. That's what I hope anyway. Nowadays they're just a "decent rock band". But I still love very much their ethereal sound. That's my biggest weakness when it comes to music, besides complexity of course.

Doesn't any band who survive more than a year in the rock industry, have to experiment with their music or else stagnate?

The Minstrel View Drop Down

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Posted: September 22 2005 at 07:18

Dick Heath wrote:

Doesn't any band who survive more than a year in the rock industry, have to experiment with their music or else stagnate?

Nope. Turn on MTV and most of those bands have been around a couple of years.